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By The Canadian Press
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EDMONTON - Alberta's lowest wage earners will get a bit of a break next month as the minimum wage increases by five per cent to $8.80 per hour. ; |6 U# O- {$ N& } J' b
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That rate is pretty much in the middle of the pack compared to other provinces, with Ontario leading the nation with a rate that will jump to $9.50 at the end of the month. 9 ^$ ^5 D# D1 l: N$ W; G
2 X' E+ b0 u A1 V2 ^Alberta's 40-cent per hour boost on April 1 may not seem like a lot in a province where the average hourly wage is $23.90. 7 G4 J7 j4 q' V' C6 \" T
1 ?5 y7 r" Q# |) k3 OBut most minimum wage earners are between 15 and 19-years-old and work in the hotel, retail and food service industries.
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) g/ N' U s" i' T! K( z' Q* dEmployment Minister Hector Goudreau says while most people earn much more than the minimum wage, the province didn't want to forget about those in lower-income occupations. 5 `6 h, }0 C, P- `- P
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Alberta uses a formula to set the minimum wage each year, with increases calculated each spring using the average weekly earnings for all sectors. |
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